Eagle-Picher Lead Co. 2-10-0 1615 (ex-Frisco Russian) when still in use. Today, its displayed at Altus, Oklahoma

http://abpr2.railfan.net/abprphoto.cgi?february03/02-19-03/EaglePicher1615SteamAtPicherOK1-3-56DRColl.jpg
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And the 1621, stored before being sent to St. Louis, NMOT.

http://abpr2.railfan.net/abprphoto.cgi?february03/02-19-03/EaglePicher1621SteamAtPicherOK4-30-60StanMcCarthyDRColl.jpg
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The 1625, now at Age of Steam, Dallas

http://abpr2.railfan.net/abprphoto.cgi?february03/02-19-03/EaglePicher1625SteamAtPicherOKDRColl.jpg
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Queen of the Illinois Ry. Museum fleet, and the only Russian decapod operable in North America.


http://abpr2.railfan.net/abprphoto.cgi?february03/02-19-03/EaglePicher1630SteamAtPicherOK1-3-56DRColl.jpg
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Eagle-Picher had five of the ex-SLSF 'Russian' decapods. All five are still intact. The fifth one in this set was #1632, now at the Smoky Hill Railway Historical Society in Belton, MO, just south of Kansas City.
Dan

Frisco 2-10-0 #1632
dan-rohrback@cox.net

> Queen of the Illinois Ry. Museum fleet, and
> the only Russian decapod operable in North
> America.

On behalf of the steam department thanks for the nice description above. You still have a chance to see and ride behind this engine, operation scheduled next weekend, Sept 20,21 before this year's operating season for steam is over and the boiler washed and engine prepared for 'wintering'. Come on out!!

Bob Kutella


68trolley@comcast.net

> Queen of the Illinois Ry. Museum fleet, and
> the only Russian decapod operable in North
> America.

I noticed they all have stripes on the front steps, its hard to tell what color on the black and white photos, but on the color photo, it almost looks as the stripes are gold in color. What should it be, and did they always wear those stripes?

Thanks,
Jamie


Illinois Railway Museum

> ...the only Russian decapod operable in North
> America.

Does Strasburg RR's no. 90 qualify?

bruceman@stargate.net

> Does Strasburg RR's no. 90 qualify?

Yes it is a decapod, but would not qualify for the string here as a Russian decapod. They were the engines originally ordered by the tsarist government. A numer of these five foot gauge engines could not be delivered by the time they were built and they had new tires applied to the drivers so they could be used on US standard gauge. The Frisco heritage is very publicized but some other roads took advantage of using engines of this design either right from Baldwin, or as second hand acquisitions. Thanks to the lead mines in Oklahoma a lot of the Frisco engines survived long enough for the preservation community to make a difference.

Bob Kutella


68trolley@comcast.net

> Does Strasburg RR's no. 90 qualify?

Bob Kutella is correct. Strasburg #90 is an example of a Baldwin "light" Decapod (2-10-0). Seeing the popularity of the "Russian Decapods" with certain railroads, BLW decided to market a similar (but different) 2-10-0 for standard gauge. They also marketed a "medium" 2-10-0 at the same time. The GM&O had some examples of the medium class and a number of railroads purchased the light offering. Strasburg (ex-Great Western) #90 was one of those. One difference in the Baldwin light 2-10-0 vs. the Russians is that the new design had 56" drivers vs. 52" drivers on the engines meant for Russia. Hope that clarifies things a little bit.

Les Beckman (Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum/North Judson, Indiana)

midlandblb@cs.com

Another recent photo of the 1632, at Belton, Mo.. Good project for folks in the KC area.

http://abpr2.railfan.net/abprphoto.cgi?february03/02-20-03/EaglePicher1632SteamAtBeltonMO7-5-96GeorgeMengeDRColl.jpg
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